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Welcome to APSEC2009!

In academia, extensive research activities on software process can be seen happening, which encompass a range of topics that cover requirements, design, implementation, verification and validation, deployment and maintenance. However, often research endeavors lack the real practice experience. Real practice takes place in the industry where the theories are put into practice in actual settings. The only downside to this is the lack of incorporation of research output in software product development. For instance, a number of off-the-shelf systems lack robustness or have slow performance and they often miss out on the usability aspect of the system, mainly interaction and responsiveness. Synergizing academic research work and industry practice augers well for quality improvement in the software development industry which in turn, improves quality of life. This will definitely enhance the relationship and reduce the gap between academia and industry. This conference will be the platform for the academics, researchers and practitioners to discuss, amongst others, the role of institutions of higher learning in equipping the students with the right skills set for the industry, the ways we can realize theoretical research findings in actual context and the role of the industry in strengthening research activities and development. These efforts reflect the aim of synergizing research and practice towards improving quality of software.

 

Theme

Synergising Research and Practice towards Quality Software